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For our affairs in hand。 If that come short�察�Our substitutes at home shall
have blank charters�察�Whereto�察�when they shall know what men are rich�察�
They shall subscribe them for large sums of gold�察�And send them after to
supply our wants�察�For we will make for Ireland presently。
Enter BUSHY
Bushy�察�what news�拭�BUSHY。 Old John of Gaunt is grievous sick�察�my
lord�察�Suddenly taken�察�and hath sent poste´haste To entreat your Majesty to
visit him。 KING RICHARD。 Where lies he�拭 �BUSHY。 At Ely House。
KING RICHARD。 Now put it�察�God�察�in the physician's mind To help him
to his grave immediately� �The lining of his coffers shall make coats To
deck our soldiers for these Irish wars。 Come�察�gentlemen�察�let's all go visit
him。 Pray God we may make haste�察 �and come too late� �ALL。 Amen。
Exeunt
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ACT II。
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SCENE I。 London。 Ely House
Enter JOHN OF GAUNT�察�sick�察�with the DUKE OF YORK�察�etc。
GAUNT。 Will the King come�察 �that I may breathe my last In
wholesome counsel to his unstaid youth�拭 �YORK。 Vex not yourself�察 �nor
strive not with your breath�察 �For all in vain comes counsel to his ear。
GAUNT。 O�察�but they say the tongues of dying men Enforce attention like
deep harmony。 Where words are scarce�察�they are seldom spent in vain�察�For
they breathe truth that breathe their words ´in pain。 He that no more must
say is listen'd more Than they whom youth and ease have taught to glose�察�
More are men's ends mark'd than their lives before。 The setting sun�察�and
music at the close�察�As the last taste of sweets�察 �is sweetest last�察 �Writ in
remembrance more than things long past。 Though Richard my life's
counsel would not hear�察�My death's sad tale may yet undeaf his ear。 YORK。
No�察�it is stopp'd with other flattering sounds�察�As praises�察�of whose taste the
wise are fond�察�Lascivious metres�察�to whose venom sound The open ear of
youth doth always listen�察 �Report of fashions in proud Italy�察 �Whose
manners still our tardy apish nation Limps after in base imitation。 Where
doth the world thrust forth a vanity´ So it be new�察�there's no respect how
vile´ That is not quickly buzz'd into his ears�拭 �Then all too late comes
counsel to be heard Where will doth mutiny with wit's regard。 Direct not
him whose way himself will choose。 'Tis breath thou lack'st�察 �and that
breath wilt thou lose。 GAUNT。 Methinks I am a prophet new inspir'd�察�And
thus expiring do foretell of him�此�His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last�察�
For violent fires soon burn out themselves�察�Small showers last long�察�but
sudden storms are short�察�He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes�察�With
eager feeding food doth choke the feeder�察�Light vanity�察�insatiate cormorant�察�
Consuming means�察�soon preys upon itself。 This royal throne of kings�察�this
scept'red isle�察 �This earth of majesty�察 �this seat of Mars�察 �This other Eden�察�
demi´paradise�察�This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection
and the hand of war�察 �This happy breed of men�察 �this little world�察 �This
precious stone set in the silver sea�察�Which serves it in the office of a wall�察�
Or as a moat defensive to a house�察�Against the envy of less happier lands�察�
This blessed plot�察 �this earth�察 �this realm�察 �this England�察 �This nurse�察 �this
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teeming womb of royal kings�察�Fear'd by their breed�察�and famous by their
birth�察�Renowned for their deeds as far from home�察�For Christian service
and true chivalry�察�As is the sepulchre in stubborn Jewry Of the world's
ransom�察�blessed Mary's Son�察�This land of such dear souls�察�this dear dear
land�察 �Dear for her reputation through the world�察 �Is now leas'd out´I die
pronouncing it´ Like to a tenement or pelting farm。 England�察 �bound in
with the triumphant sea�察�Whose rocky shore beats back the envious siege
Of wat'ry Neptune�察 �is now bound in with shame�察 �With inky blots and
rotten parchment bonds�察�That England�察�that was wont to conquer others�察�
Hath made a shameful conquest of itself。 Ah�察 �would the scandal vanish
with my life�察�How happy then were my ensuing death� �
Enter KING and QUEEN�察�AUMERLE�察�BUSHY�察�GREEN�察�BAGOT�察�
Ross�察�and WILLOUGHBY
YORK。 The King is come�察�deal mildly with his youth�察�For young hot
colts being rag'd do rage the more。 QUEEN。 How fares our noble uncle
Lancaster�拭 �KING RICHARD。 What comfort�察 �man�拭 �How is't with aged
Gaunt�拭 �GAUNT。 O�察 �how that name befits my composition� �Old Gaunt�察�
indeed�察�and gaunt in being old。 Within me grief hath kept a tedious fast�察�
And who abstains from meat that is not gaunt�拭�For sleeping England long
time have I watch'd�察�Watching breeds leanness�察�leanness is an gaunt。 The
pleasure that some fathers feed upon Is my strict fast´I mean my children's
looks�察�And therein fasting�察�hast thou made me gaunt。 Gaunt am I for the
grave�察�gaunt as a grave�察�Whose hollow womb inherits nought but bones。
KING RICHARD。 Can sick men play so nicely with their names�拭�
GAUNT。 No�察�misery makes sport to mock itself�此�Since thou dost seek to
kill my name in me�察�I mock my name�察�great king�察�to flatter thee。 KING
RICHARD。 Should dying men flatter with those that live�拭�GAUNT。 No�察�
no�察�men living flatter those that die。 KING RICHARD。 Thou�察�now a´dying�察�
sayest thou flatterest me。 GAUNT。 O�察�no� �thou diest�察�though I the sicker
be。 KING RICHARD。 I am in health�察�I breathe�察�and see thee ill。 GAUNT。
Now He that made me knows I see thee ill�察�Ill in myself to see�察�and in thee
seeing ill。 Thy death´bed is no lesser than thy land Wherein thou liest in
reputation sick�察�And thou�察�too careless patient as thou art�察�Commit'st thy
anointed body to the cure Of those physicians that first wounded thee�此�A
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thousand flatterers sit within thy crown�察�Whose compass is no bigger than
thy head�察�And yet�察�incaged in so small a verge�察�The waste is no whit lesser
than thy land。 O�察�had thy grandsire with a prophet's eye Seen how his son's
son should destroy his sons�察�From forth thy reach he would have laid thy
shame�察�Deposing thee before thou wert possess'd�察�Which art possess'd now
to depose thyself。 Why�察�cousin�察�wert thou regent of the world�察�It were a
shame to let this land by lease�察�But for thy world enjoying but this land�察�Is
it not more than shame to shame it so�拭�Landlord of England art thou now�察�
not King。 Thy state of law is bondslave to the law�察 �And thou´ KING
RICHARD。 A lunatic lean´witted fool�察�Presuming on an ague's privilege�察�
Darest with thy frozen admonition Make pale our cheek�察�chasing the royal
blood With fury from his native residence。 Now by my seat's right royal
majesty�察�Wert thou not brother to great Edward's son�察�This tongue that runs
so roundly in thy head Should run thy head from thy unreverent shoulders。
GAUNT。 O�察 �Spare me not�察 �my brother Edward's son�察 �For that I was his
father Edward's son�察�That blood already�察�like the pelican�察�Hast thou tapp'd
out�察 �and drunkenly carous'd。 My brother Gloucester�察 �plain well´meaning
soul´ Whom fair befall in heaven 'mongst happy souls� � May be a
precedent and witness good That thou respect'st not spilling Edward's
blood。 Join with the present sickness that I have�察�And thy unkindness be
l